Trump prays with his Cabinet at Camp David, talks Irma: 'We've never seen anything like this'Washington Examiner, Sep 9, 2017, Joseph Lawler
President Trump and members of his Cabinet bowed their heads in prayer as they met at Camp David in Maryland before the president offered words of support for those impacted and still threatened by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma.
"All of American continues ... to pray for the families affected by Hurricane Harvey, Hurricane Irma which looks like it's really going to be a bad one. But we're prepared. We're as prepared as you can be for such an event," Trump said in a video posted on his @realDonaldTrump Twitter account. "All of America grieves for those who have already lost their lives."
Trump also said of Irma, which is heading to Florida as a "major" hurricane, that "we've never seen anything like this."
High atop the agenda was the government's preparation for the impact of Hurricane Irma. Trump and the Cabinet received updates throughout the day, according to a pool report, and received a briefing from acting Department of Homeland Security secretary Elaine Duke. Hurricane Harvey slammed parts of Texas and Louisiana last month.
A White House official said that Trump and first lady Melania Trump were keeping people affected by Hurricanes Harvey and Irma in their prayers, and encouraged everyone to listen to local authorities. In the video he shared, Trump issued this message to those in the path of the storm: "Property is replaceable, but lives are not."
Trump also recognized Vice President Mike Pence for leading a "wonderful" opening prayer, ...
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